Wednesday, January 20, 2010

ALA 2010 Winners!

oh yes, I'm a day late with this news, but for anyone who missed it, The American Library Association has announced their award winners for 2010. I am SOOOOOOO happy because my favorite middle grade fiction novel from this last year actually won! That never happens! Here's a brief rundown:

Newbery Medal

"When You Reach Me," written by Rebecca Stead, published by Wendy Lamb Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books

Newbery Honor Books

"Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" written by Phillip Hoose, published by Melanie Kroupa Books/Farrar Straus Giroux, an imprint of Macmillan Children's Publishing Group

"The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" written by Jacqueline Kelly, published by Henry Holt and Company

"Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" written by Grace Lin, published by Little Brown and Company Books for Young Readers

"The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg" written by Rodman Philbrick, published by The Blue Sky Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.

Caldecott Medal

"The Lion and the Mouse" illustrated and written by Jerry Pinkney, published by Little, Brown and Company Books for Young Readers

Caldecott Honor Books

"All the World" illustrated by Marla Frazee, written by Liz Garton Scanlon, published by Beach Lane Books

"Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors" illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski, written by Joyce Sidman, puslished by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

2011 Arbuthnot Honor Lecture

Lois Lowry

Batchelder Award

"A Faraway Island" written by Annika Thor, translated by Linda Schenck, published by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children's Books

Batchelder Honor Books

"Big Wolf and Little Wolf" written by Nadine Brun-Cosme, illustrated by Olivier Tallee, translated by Claudia Bedrick, published by Enchanted Lion Books

"Eidi" written by Bodil Bredsdorff, translated by Kathryn Mahaffy, published by Farrar Straus Giroux

"Moritito II: Guardian of the Darkness" Written by Nahoko Uehashi, illustrated by Yuko Shimizu, translated by Cathy Hirano, published by Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.

19 comments:

When You Reach Me left me feeling a bit puzzled, which I liked because it made me think. Honestly, I felt like I needed to reed some parts again. It was a great read.I suggested this book to 4 or 5 middle school students, and each one enjoyed it.Angie Krant, Teacher-Librarian

I used to LOVE lois lowery, I'm still a big reader, actually I'm an English Major now. I credit my parents with my love of reading. I had a really hard time learing how to read, but thanks to great books, great teachers, and great parents I got through it. (I however still have trouble spelling and using proper grammer :/)

So many good books on this list! Thanks for publishing it. Though, I think that a lot of the best books I have read never won an award. My niece loves A Tale of Three (http://www.amazon.com/Tale-Three-Adventures-Lonilan-Alyssia/dp/1448620171/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1315092276&sr=8-3) - and I think anything that gets kids happy about reading is a good thing.